Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

This study has been completed.

First Received: September 13, 2005 Last Updated: January 14, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Stanford University Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Information provided by:	Stanford University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00186082

Purpose

This study is undertaken to find out whether prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the infection rate in third and fourth degree perineal tear repairs done in the immediate postpartum period.

Condition	Intervention
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious	Drug: Cefotetan or Cefoxitin vs placebo

MedlinePlus related topics: Antibiotics Postpartum Care

Drug Information available for: Cefoxitin sodium Cefoxitin Cefotetan Cefotetan disodium

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on the Infection Rate in Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

Further study details as provided by Stanford University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

No perineal breakdown or infection

Estimated Enrollment:

147

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria::

third and fourth degree perineal laceration
 Exclusion Criteria:- chorioamnionitis, HIV positive, inflammatory bowel disease

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00186082

Locations

United States, California
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Sponsors and Collaborators

Stanford University

Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Yasser Yehia El-Sayed

Stanford University

More Information

Publications:

Duggal N, Mercado C, Daniels K, Bujor A, Caughey AB, El-Sayed YY. Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of postpartum perineal wound complications: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;111(6):1268-73.

Study ID Numbers:	95339
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	January 14, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00186082 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Lacerations
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefotaxime
Pregnancy Complications

Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Cefoxitin
Cefotetan

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Pregnancy Complications
Therapeutic Uses

Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Infection
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009